''Geoemyda'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. The term excludes seawater and brackish water, but it does include non-salty mi ...

turtle Turtles are reptiles of the order (biology), order Testudines, characterized by a special turtle shell, shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Crypt ...

s in the

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Geoemydidae The Geoemydidae (formerly known as Bataguridae) are one of the largest and most diverse families in the order Testudines (turtles), with about 70 species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two in ...

(formerly Bataguridae). It contains two species:''Geoemyda''
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Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle The Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtle or Ryukyu leaf turtle (''Geoemyda japonica'') is a species of turtles in the family Geoemydidae (formerly Bataguridae) endemic to the Ryukyu Islands in Japan. In 1975, the species was designated a National ...

, ''Geoemyda japonica'' *

Black-breasted leaf turtle The Black-breasted leaf turtle (''Geoemyda spengleri''), also commonly called the Vietnamese leaf turtle or the black-breasted hill turtle, a species of turtle (Order Testudines). The species is listed as one of the smallest turtle species in t ...

, ''Geoemyda spengleri'' ''Geoemyda'' was used as a "

wastebin taxon Wastebasket taxon (also called a wastebin taxon, dustbin taxon or catch-all taxon) is a term used by some taxonomists to refer to a taxon that has the purpose of classifying organisms that do not fit anywhere else. They are typically defined by e ...

" in former times, uniting a number of distinct lineages of forest turtles from

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and

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. These are now regarded as distinct and placed in the genera ''

Heosemys ''Heosemys'' is a genus of freshwater turtles ("terrapins" in British English) in the family Geoemydidae (formerly called Bataguridae). The genus ''Heosemys'' was split out of the related genus '' Geoemyda'' by McDowell in 1964. Species Four sp ...

'', ''

Leucocephalon The Sulawesi forest turtle (''Leucocephalon yuwonoi'') is a critically endangered species of turtle in the Family (biology), family Geoemydidae. The species is monotypic within the genus ''Leucocephalon''. It is Endemism, endemic to Sulawesi in In ...

'', ''

Melanochelys ''Melanochelys'' is a genus of turtles in the family Geoemydidae. Members are found in India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It i ...

'', ''

Siebenrockiella ''Siebenrockiella'' is a small genus of black marsh turtles. It used to be monotypic but now has two species with the addition of the Philippine forest turtle (moved from the genus '' Heosemys''). The genus was originally erected in 1869 by John ...

'' (including ''Panayanemys''), and ''

Vijayachelys The Cochin forest cane turtle (''Vijayachelys silvatica''), also known as Kavalai forest turtle, forest cane turtle or simply cane turtle, is a rare turtle from the Western Ghats of India. Described in 1912, its type locality (biology), type loc ...

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References

Turtle genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{turtle-stub